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Buckingham Park

Beauty and the Beast–Bon Scott Trail, 7 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 2,257 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Beauty and the Beast–Bon Scott Trail, 7 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Buckingham Park near Lazy Acres, CO. It climbs 2,257 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,336 – 7,835 ft · steepest grade: 34%7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Canyon Rim Trail 40.10247, -105.34176
Nearest town Lazy Acres, CO
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Beauty and the Beast–Bon Scott Trail, 7 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 2,257 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 6,335–7,834 ft

Out & Back · Buckingham Park

Trailhead: Canyon Rim Trail · 40.10247, -105.34176

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 87°F / low 63° · precip 9% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Canyon Rim Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bon Scott Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right onto Castle Cutoff, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Start The Party, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto RZA, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Start The Party, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miBear left onto The Grind, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Fireman Hill Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Fairview View Road, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buzz Cut, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fairview View Road, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Beauty and the Beast, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miReach Canyon Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto Fairview View Road, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Buzz Cut, heading W.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fairview View Road, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Fireman Hill Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Grind, heading SW.
  19. 0.6 miBear right onto Start The Party, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miBear right onto RZA, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Start The Party, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Castle Cutoff, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Bon Scott Trail, heading SW.
  24. 0.9 miTurn right onto Canyon Rim Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bon-scott-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 87°F63°
Feels like79°Precip9%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 85°65°
Sun 87°61° 32%
Mon 86°64° 35%
Tue 82°59° 24%
Wed 83°57° 32%
Thu 88°61° 35%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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